Playtech PLC Notification of Major Holdings (4309C)

TIDMPTEC

RNS Number : 4309C

Playtech PLC

19 January 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                         Playtech plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer                                                                              X 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): Exercise of Instruments                                            X 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                             Morgan Stanley 
 City and country of registered                   Wilmington, Delaware, USA 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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 Name                                             Morgan Stanley & Co. International 
                                                   plc 
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 City and country of registered                   London, UNITED KINGDOM. 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                   17/01/2018 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                 19/01/2018 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                              % of voting           % of voting         Total of       Total number 
                            rights attached        rights through       both in %       of voting 
                               to shares             financial         (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                               (total of            instruments                         issuer 
                                 8. A)               (total of 
                                                    8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                         2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached            5.52%                     0.91%              6.43%             317,344,603 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)           4.97%                     1.53%              6.50% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                 Direct              Indirect               Direct              Indirect 
                                (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of            (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of 
                                Directive            Directive             Directive            Directive 
                               2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)         2004/109/EC)          2004/109/EC) 
                                 (DTR5.1)            (DTR5.2.1)            (DTR5.1)             (DTR5.2.1) 
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 IM00B7S9G985                                      17,524,885                                 5.52% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                   17,524,885                                5.52% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial       Expiration                Exercise/       Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument              date                      Conversion      rights that                rights 
                                                    Period          may be acquired 
                                                                    if the instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/converted. 
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 Right of 
  recall over 
  securities             at any 
  lending agreements      time                     at any time     1,293,550                  0.41% 
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                                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                    B 1            1,293,550                  0.41% 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of                Expiration                 Exercise/       Physical      Number       % of voting 
  financial              date                      Conversion      or cash        of voting    rights 
  instrument                                       Period          settlement     rights 
---------------------  -------------------------  --------------  ------------  -----------  -------------- 
 Equity                                            at any 
  Swap                  04/04/2018                  time           Cash          153,870      0.05% 
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 Equity                                            at any 
  Swap                  12/04/2018                  time           Cash          133,041      0.04% 
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 Equity                                            at any 
  Swap                  15/07/2019                  time           Cash          447,605      0.14% 
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 Equity                                            at any 
  Swap                  09/12/2019                  time           Cash          13,761       0.004% 
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 Convertible                                       At any 
  Bond                  19/11/2019                  time           Cash          838,302      0.26% 
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                                                                   SUBTOTAL 
                                                                    8.B.2        1,586,579    0.50% 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                         X 

  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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         Name              % of voting          % of voting            Total of both 
                           rights if it        rights through           if it equals 
                           equals or is     financial instruments       or is higher 
                           higher than          if it equals         than the notifiable 
                          the notifiable        or is higher              threshold 
                            threshold        than the notifiable 
                                                  threshold 
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 Morgan Stanley 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  Capital Management, 
  LLC 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  Domestic Holdings, 
  Inc. 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  & Co. LLC 
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 Morgan Stanley 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  International 
  Holdings Inc. 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  International 
  Limited 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  Investments 
  (UK) 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  & Co. International 
  plc                    5.52%                                      6.40% 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information 
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 As stated in articles of association, Playtech plc has 
  requested to be treated as a UK issuer and has therefore 
  been treated as such. 
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 Place of completion   Glasgow 
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 Date of completion    19/01/2018 
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